Name: Chicken and pumpkin korma
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced; 1/3 cup korma curry paste; 600 gram chicken thigh fillets, chopped; 400 gram can diced tomatoes; 1/2 cup water; 750 gram butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces; 300 millilitre can coconut milk; 1 cup frozen peas; 3 cup cooked long-grain white rice, to serve; 1/2 cup natural yogurt, to serve; 8 cooked pappadums, to serve

Chicken and pumpkin korma

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

30M

Total

40M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 medium red onion, thinly sliced

1/3 cup korma curry paste

600 gram chicken thigh fillets, chopped

400 gram can diced tomatoes

1/2 cup water

750 gram butternut pumpkin, peeled, cut into 2.5cm pieces

300 millilitre can coconut milk

1 cup frozen peas

3 cup cooked long-grain white rice, to serve

1/2 cup natural yogurt, to serve

8 cooked pappadums, to serve

Method

1.Heat a wok or large frying pan over moderately high heat. Add oil, swirl to coat surface. Add onion, sauté, 3-4 minutes, or until golden. Spoon in curry paste, cook and stir, 1 minute, or until fragrant.

2.Add chicken, toss, 2-3 minutes, or until chicken is well coated in curry paste. Pour in tomato and water, and add pumpkin. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer 10 minutes.

3.Stir in coconut milk, simmer 5-6 minutes, or until pumpkin is tender. Add peas, simmer 2-3 minutes, until tender. Serve curry with rice, yoghurt and pappadums.

You could use kumara (orange sweet potato) instead of pumpkin, if you like.
Note

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